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Butternuts vs Guilford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Butternuts has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Guilford has the most affordable homes ($121k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Butternuts | Guilford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,743Lowest |
2,696Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±12.7Highest 21% above NY |
46±9.7Lowest 16% above NY |
| Butternuts and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.2%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Guilford and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Butternuts and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,313±$19kHighest 5% above NY |
$73,681±$10kLowest 14% below NY |
| Butternuts and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$25kHighest 51% below NY |
$121,400±$26kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$229Lowest 29% below NY |
$1,285±$579Highest 21% below NY |
| Guilford and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Lowest 57% below NY |
$2,911Highest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±46.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±31.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Butternuts and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Highest NY: 14% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
28 minLowest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.6%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8 |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.